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I asked and here's what Chris said about the reason the chicks didn't hatch:

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In this instance, I believe snow or rain in mid-April. They were incubating on 31 March and 7 April on a ledge that has failed before in a past year due to flooding. I had climber Mike Thompson rappel to this ledge on Thursday but he found no eggs. And no defensive peregrines either. However, enough time has elapsed that a scavenging raven could have carried any/all abandoned eggs away.

With the birds, I doubt it's anything as specific as late frost or cold, etc. In a given year, it's probably difficult to generalize about why they didn't successfully fledge chicks, but I would be interested in hearing from the Audubon folks if there are any theories.

Ward, thanks for the update on he apple situation in Western MA. I was starting to wonder since we go apple-picking near Leominster in October and I have been hoping for another giant crop. We live in Eastern MA and our flowering plants and grass have been doing great so FAR!

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